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From the text...'As part of a general forest-fire-research program in recent years, considerable inquiry has been made into the visibility of smoke from forest fires in an attempt to answer the questions: How far can a lookout see a smoke? What are the factors upon which this…
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Year: 1941
Type: Document
Source: TTRS
Topic(s): Emissions and Smoke, Fire Effects, Fire Prevention
Region(s): Alaska, California, Eastern, Great Basin, Hawaii, Northern Rockies, Northwest, Rocky Mountain, Southern, Southwest, National
Keywords: fire suppression, particulates, smoke behavior, smoke effects, smoke management, wind
Five meshes (1/8 to 1 inch) of 16-gauge steel wire fences, 3 feet high, were tested as possible ground fire barriers in 4 fuel types. The 1/8-inch mesh stopped only 1 test fire but retarded others; 1/4-inch mesh retarded some. The results suggest that further trials may be…
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Year: 1965
Type: Document
Source: FRAMES, TTRS
Topic(s): Emissions and Smoke, Fire Behavior, Fire Prevention, Fuels, Hazard and Risk, Prescribed Fire
Region(s): California
Keywords: fire spread, ground fires, radiant heat, gas flow, annual plant, Arctostaphylos viscida, backfire, Chamaebatia foliolosa, field experimental fires, fire danger rating, fire suppression, firebreak, firing techniques, forest management, fuel types, gases, grasses, heat, ignition, national forests, needles, pine, rate of spread, wilderness areas, wilderness fire management